Grievous bodily arm

A walking assault and battery case, the grievous bodily arm is the strongest of the multi-limbed skeleton swordsmen, appearing only in the remakes of Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation as a bonus dungeon monster.

Appearances[edit]

Grievous bodily arm (デーモンソード Dēmonsōdo)

In-game description: Skeletal swordsmen that were masters of the blade before they became bones. They abandoned their humanity-and their mortality-in order to attain ultimate power
Spell(s): N/A
Skill(s): Acts 1~2 times per turn
Burning Breath
Double-Edged Slash
Inferno
Location(s): Nameless islands
Citadel Tower
Dropped Item: Sword of ruin (1/256)
Stolen Item: Seed of stamina (1/64)

Grievous bodily arm (デーモンソード Dēmonsōdo)

Bestiary No.	#141
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn Burning Breath
Location(s)	Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped	Double-edged sword¹⁄₁₂₈

Later remake sprites

GBC	Switch

Grievous bodily arm (デーモンソード Dēmonsōdo)

In-game description: Skeletal swordsmen that were masters of the blade before they became bones. They abandoned their humanity-and their mortality-in order to attain ultimate power
Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Burning Breath
Double-Edged Slash
Inferno
Recovers 70~119 HP per turn
Location(s): Cloudsgate Citadel
Item Dropped: Double-edged sword¹⁄₂₅₆

Their name comes from the phrase "grievous bodily harm", a short way of describing great physical injury, a feat which this monster is obviously more than capable.

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Damasquiavélico	Blend of damasquino and maquiavélico
Español latinoamericano	Damasquiavélico	Blend of damasquino and maquiavélico
Français	Brutobras	brute + bras
Deutsch	Schwerer Körperverletzer	Pun on the legal term schwere Körperverletzung, turning it into a designation for the person committing the offence
Italiano	Skelespadaccino	skele- + spadaccino
한국어	데몬 소드, Demon Sodeu	Transliteration of Demon Sword
简体中文	恶魔剑士, Èmó Jiànshì	Demon swordsman
繁體中文	惡魔劍士, Èmó Jiànshì	Demon swordsman